Changchun, Feb, 4. lime, the Manchoukuo Government?
Changing its decision for the third
to-day announced thet the six Soviet Ruselan officials of the Chinese Enstorn Railway, arrested and 1 prisoned since last November, will cin be released. whereby a shipper cannot send way" his cargo until he has Paid same.
The principle grouse, however, la in connection with the new Tui regard to ad. valorem cargo, whereby only the market value cam be taken for a basis at the time of shipment. As, until recently, twas customary to accept the eon: Tracts ofthe shippers as evidence of value, it will be seen that, under The new conditions, the merchant vill be ata. lose to calculate the Amount of duty he will have to pay, Say, two or three months after inking his contracts, "He may find a lower market, but. then the ullng gave chay the gontrach cum be taken as evidence, but not con. clusive evidence, and he might find that, while he wilt have to pay uD higher values, he will not be sble to take, advantage of the Swings, and roundabouts, as on the Tower market he is likely to forced to produce his contract and Pay accordingly. From) what Understand, the merchants" would be-satisfied if they could. register their contracts atthe Customs, at the time of making same, on. understanding that they would pay duty according: to. that, contract 'On' the import side also, the duly: {S'higher here than if the goods are Passed through in Shanghai, as, 10 thrive at a value here, the river freight and other charges have to added to the invoice value,
Grek elephone Instzuments fom al petty thefts of typewriters and resenily ere have iden ever
fitees, some of them being taken fut in broad daylight, Only a fow Gabe agoy'a ule nied dri fee inthe Union Building and deeampwith a typewriter, this being fast audacious case, ay he. must carried it away right under woves of the policemen Who 86
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